The Best Man (1964)

NR | 1 hr 52 mins | Drama, Adaptation | Released

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Synopsis:

A glimpse into the bitter political struggle of two opposing candidates who fight for their party's Presidential Nomination.

Full Cast & Crew

Studio	Credit
United Artists Pictures Inc.	Studio
Director	Credit
Franklin J Schaffner	Director
Cast	Credit
Henry Fonda	William Russell
Cliff Robertson	Joe Cantwell
Edie Adams	Mabel Cantwell
Margaret Leighton	Alice Russell
Shelley Berman	Sheldon Bascomb
Lee Tracy	Art Hockstader
Ann Sothern	Mrs Gamadge
Gene Raymond	Don Cantwell
Kevin McCarthy	Dick Jensen
Mahalia Jackson	Herself
Howard K Smith	Himself
John Henry Faulk	T T Claypoole
Richard Arlen	Oscar Anderson
Penny Singleton	Mrs Claypoole
George Kirgo	Speechwriter
George Furth	Tom
Anne Newman	Janet
Mary Lawrence	Mrs Merwin
Michael MacDonald	Zealot
William R Eberson	Governor Merwin
Natalie Masters	Mrs Anderson
Blossom Rock	Cleaning Woman
Bill Stout	Himself
Tyler McVey	Chairman
Sherwood Keith	Doctor
Production Credits	Credit
Stuart Millar	Producer
Lawrence Turman	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Millar/Turman Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
United Artists Pictures Inc.	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Gore Vidal	Screenplay
Gore Vidal	Play as Source Material
Art Department	Credit
Richard Mansfield	Set Decorator
Lyle R Wheeler	Art Director - art direction
Film Camera	Credit
Haskell Wexler	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Mort Lindsey	Music
Jim Henrikson	Music Editor
Production Management	Credit
Dick Moder	Assistant Director
Ben Hersh	Production Supervisor
Sound	Credit
Jack Solomon	Sound Mixer
Don Hall Jr	Sound Editor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Dorothy Jeakins	Costume Supervisor

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